Carol, this is the first time I've heard of a 3-year age put on good-tasting
meat. Is that for real cuz I've never tried lamb over 13 months. Secondly,
would this only apply to your Barbados Blackbellies or possibly the American
Blackbellies, too? And finally, what does the meat taste like
Hi Rick,
Yes, I've butchered 2- to 3-year-old rams and they taste fine. The
connective tissue in the older rams gets pretty tough, so I generally
have the older animals put into ground meat rather than steaks. There
is no magic butcher age; I guess a lot depends on the ram's diet
and
